Appearing on GMA, Elissa Ennis said she and Foster were taking a break when he called her to Tampa

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San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster leaves the Santa Clara Hall of Justice after his preliminary hearing on his domestic-violence case in San Jose, California, on Thursday, May 17, 2018. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)

In case you are unaware, first of all, congratulations. Secondly, Foster was arrested for domestic violence last February and charged with three felonies against his girlfriend. Before the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office could take action, the woman recanted the story she told to authorities.

Fast forward to Nov. 24. The woman, Elissa Ennis, called 911 after an altercation in a Tampa hotel where the 49ers were staying prior to a game with the Buccaneers.

Ennis, appearing with attorney Adande Pointer, told “GMA” that she and Foster were taking a break and seeing other people when:

“He called me to come see him in Florida,” she said. “And I came and he took one of my phones and he slapped me and pushed me. I told him I was going to tell his new girlfriend that he paid for my flight out there, so that’s what triggered it.”

“He called me out there so we could work on our relationship. And so I was, ‘I can’t believe he’d be back to doing this because we both were seeing therapists.”

Ennis called 911 which summoned police and 49ers personnel.

“I felt they didn’t believe me,” she said. “Even when I called the police, the 49ers came up there. I have pictures of the 49ers coming up there trying to talk to the police and say I’m the same ex-girlfriend that sat up there and lied.”

The 49ers had good reason for saying it: That’s exactly what she did.

Ennis said Foster abused her three times, and she called authorities twice. She then told “GMA” what really happened in the February incident. “Reuben threw my clothes off the balcony,” she said. “He threw my stuff out of the house. He dragged me down the stairs, two or three times. He punched me in my face two or three times. He pulled me by my hair, kicked me, spit on me.”

Yet she recanted her initial story to law enforcement, claiming that another woman had attacked her.

“Because I loved him,” she said. “And love will have you doing things that are not in your best interests. I did what I had to do for the person I loved. Anybody in my position, they would do the same thing.”

And now? “I’ve been getting help,” Ennis said. “This is not love.”

The 49ers released Foster in Tampa, almost on the spot . Incredibly, he was claimed by the Washington Redskins within hours of the incident.